Lace-fastener.



E. E. RICHARDSON.

LACE FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED ria. I9, I9I1.

1 ,241 ,O2 1 Patented sept. 25, 1917.

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'ppliea'tion filed February 19, I17917'. Serial No. 149,588. v

To all lwhom 'it may concern.'

Be it known thatrl, ELLEN E. R1CHARD- soN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Boston, in the-county of ySuffolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLace- Fasteners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

One object of the present invention is to provide an extremely simpleand ineXpen sive fastener for lace and the like which is wound on cards,it being the intention to render the use of pins unnecessary.

Another object is to connect the fastening strap employed with the cardin such a manner as to permit it to swing entirely free of the lace whenwinding or unwinding so that there is no danger of winding` the materialaround the strap. ln this connection, a further object is to form thefasteners of the strap so as to permit them to serve as pivots and yetprevent the strap from being accidentally detached from the card whilewinding or unwinding the lace after one end of said strap has beenloosened.

Yet another object is to carry part of the fastening means by the strapand part by the card and to so locate the fastening means on the latteras to coperate with the jaws which hold and turn the cards `while theyare being wound at the factory.

With the foregoing objects in view, the invention resides in thespecific arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimedand shown in the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is a plan view ofa card of lace showing the improved fastening means in operativeposition;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the fas tening strap swung free of thelace; and,

Fig. 3 is an edge view with parts broken away-and in section to moreclearly show the fastening means of the strap.

In the drawing above briefly described, the numeral 1 has reference to aone-piece rectangular card upon which lace or the like 2 is wound, theends of said card projecting beyond the lace as shown. Heretofore it hasbeen the common practice to pin the free end 3 of the lace when shippingit from the factory or after unwinding it when making a sale. Thepresent invention,

h'owever,is sok constructed as to obviate the trouble ofpinning thelacel and to h old they entire quantity thereof in orderly fashiononfthe card. y, j.

A fastening strap Y3 preferably formed of a single length of elastic isprovided to extend longitudinally of the card l over the lace woundthereon and by means of snaps such as those commonly used for` fasteninggloves, the ends of said strap are detachablyv secured to the card. Themale sections 4c of said snaps are carried by the ends of the strapwhereas the female sections 5 are secured in openings in the ends of thecard l, this arrangement of the sections 5 being advantageous for apurpose to be described.

When the lace is wound on the card at the factory, the free end thereofis held in place by the stra'p 3 and when said lace is to be unwound,the snap at one end thereof is loosenedso that said strap may swing tothe positionof Fig. 2, the other snap serving as a pivot for permittingthis movement although it will also prevent accidental detachment. It ispreferable to operate the device in this manner, although if desired,the strap may be held away from the lace by the thumb of the salesman.lVhen the strap is swung to the position indicated in Fig. 2, there isno danger of covering any portion of the same with the lace whenrewinding the latter in oase too much thereof has been unwound. Whensaid strap is returned to its normal position, however, the lace will beheld in orderly fashion on the card.

From the foregoing it will be observed that although the invention is ofextremely simple nature and may be manufactured at a minimum cost, itwill be a highly efficient article. Particular emphasis is laid upon thefact that either of the snap fasteners will act to release one end ofthe strap and that the other will then serve as a pivot that will notpermit accidental detachment of the entire strap. Particular stress isalso laid upon the fact that the female sections 5 of the snaps orfasteners are carried by the ends of the card l. By this arrangement,the jaws in which said ends of the card are held when winding the laceat the factory may well be equipped with detents for reception in saidsections and thus the card will be effectively held against dislocation.Furthermore, when the cards are manufactured, the sections 5 will notprotrude therew the strip, and snap fasteners at the ends' of' the cardfor securing the ends of said strap detaohably and pivotally thereto,the female sections of 'said fasteners being in the formv Copies of thispatent may be obtained for of metal eyes extending entirely through thecards and substantially'flush With the sides thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 15 .my hand in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

ELLEN EVEREST RICRARDSON.

Witnesses:

SILAS E. PARSONS, HARRY F. UPHAM.

five cents each, by addressing theommissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

